[GitHub] wifisher opened a new issue #684: Would like to be able to filter files copied from www directory.

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wifisher opened a new issue #684: Would like to be able to filter files copied from www directory.
URL: https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/issues/684
 
 
   # Feature Request
   
   ## Motivation Behind Feature
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   Currently, Cordova will copy all files from the project www folder to the assets folder during the prepare process. However, the project www folder may contain files that should not be part of the built application and as such, they should not be copied.
   
   
   ## Feature Description
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   Are there any drawbacks? Will this break anything for existing users? 
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   It would be nice if Cordova could use a list of excludes to avoid copying unneeded files. I would suggest using a preference such as wwwExcludes. This preference would contain a list of glob strings that would be used to filter the list of files copied to the assets folder during the prepare process.
   
   
   ## Alternatives or Workarounds
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   Describe alternatives or workarounds you are currently using 
   Are there ways to do this with existing functionality?
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   The only current alternative is to use an after_prepare hook to remove the unneeded files. 
   
   In my case, Cordova is copying VCS files (ie from .git or .hg) which can be quite large.
   

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